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135lb holly bow
FilipT:
EWBS should really start with tillering bows to 30" and measuring records with them. I don't know why they insist on 32".
WillS:
It's all being changed now. Many people who shoot heavy bows are now using 30" or just over.
FilipT:
That is cool. When I visited website some time ago all records were done at 32" draw so I asked myself why not change.
Btw, if your holly bow is big in cross section and shorter in length why did you got 135# out of it? You said before that it is even stronger than ash and I remembered that you tend to use much thinner bows out of ash to get same equivalent of poundage. That is why on previous page I thought it is a bit weaker than ash.
WillS:
It's not heat treated yet. I expect it to get up to at least 145lb once it is.
WillS:
After one session of heat treating, the bow hit 155lb at 29", and then went pop through one of the moldy looking blue-stain sections.
Very promising as a heavy bow wood!!
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